The Monster of Piedras Blancas

The Monster of Piedras Blancas
Theatrical release insert poster
for the film's double feature release
with Okefenokee
Directed byIrvin Berwick
Screenplay byH. Haile Chace
Produced byJack Kevan
StarringLes Tremayne
Forrest Lewis
John Harmon
Pete Dunn
Jeanne Carmen
CinematographyPhilip H. Lathrop
Edited byGeorge A. Gittens
Production
company
Vanwick Productions
Distributed byFilmservice Distributors Corporation (United States)
Grand National Pictures (United Kingdom)
Release date
  • 22 April 1959 (1959-04-22) (United States)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$29,000

The Monster of Piedras Blancas is a 1959 American horror monster film. It was produced by Jack Kevan, directed by Irvin Berwick,[1] and stars Jeanne Carmen, Les Tremayne, John Harmon, Don Sullivan, Forrest Lewis, and Pete Dunn. The film was released by Filmservice Distributors Corporation as a double feature with Okefenokee.

The Monster of Piedras Blancas was influenced by Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). Kevan, who had supervised the manufacture of the Gill-man suit and worked on Mole People costumes at Universal-International, created the Piedras Blancas monster costume. Kevan employed several of his former Universal associates on the picture, including soundman Joe Lapis and prop master Eddie Keys.[2]

  1. ^ "Wayne Berwick Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Filmography for Eddie Keys". Turner Classic Movies.